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Posted by MelissaUlbricht on Jan 19, 2011
At MobileActive.org, we’ve written about initiatives and research in the field of mobile money and mobile banking. It's a burgeoning industry and there is no shortage of relevant projects, services, and advances. Which is why we’re interested in the Mobile Money Toolkit from the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group.
We caught up with Margarete O. Biallas of the IFC to learn more about the toolkit and how it can be used by our MobileActive.org readers.
Q: Who would be interested in using the Mobile Money Toolkit?
A: Anyone engaged in providing electronic banking services using mobile technology.
Posted by CorinneRamey on Mar 04, 2008
Imagine if every member of the legislature could see a message from your constituents, just by looking out of the window. A text-to-screen campaign allows for exactly this: A large screen, placed right outside the State House, for example, that brings your constituents’ text messages to legislators' eyes.
Not only can people in front of the screen see the message, but anybody can watch a live feed of the messages on a website. "Text to screen allows people in remote locations to interact in a meaningful way with one location," says Jed Alpert of Mobile Commons, a vendor providing a text-to-screen platform.
Individuals interact with the screen by sending a text message or SMS to a short code (a five or six-digit phone number). The SMS is then displayed on jumbatron screen, as well as on a web screen.
